Micropile and Tieback Foundation in the Fraser Canyon
A small rock slide occurred at the North end of the Hell’s Gate Atrium Parking lot, next to Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon. The rock slide compromised one of the south-bound lanes of traffic as well as endangering visitors. Emil Anderson Contracting hired TerraCana Foundation Solutions to install a micropile and tieback foundation to support an MSE wall.
The Challenge
Site access required a lightweight drill capable of casing-hole drilling for both vertical piles and tieback anchors at very complex angles. Drilling conditions were highly variable, including blast rock and bedrock.
The Solution
TerraCana used a modified Air-Track drill equipped with a rotary top drive motor as well as a external hydraulic power pack to complete the drilling work. A combination of open hole and case hole drilling was utilized depending on each hole’s conditions. Once drilling was complete, TerraCana completed the concrete works to support the MSE wall.
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